In the near future i will be adding NEW interviews from the following bands/personas
Tina Root - "Switchblade Symphony"
John Densmore "The Doors"
Robby Krieger "The Doors"
Robert Smith "The Cure"
The Cruxshadows
The Birthday Massacre
Lacuna Coil
The 69 Eyes
Just to name a few.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Original Interview with Pin-Up Model Bernie Dexter
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
BBE Interview with Pin-Up Model Bernie Dexter
Miss Dexter, I would like to thank you for taking the time to share a little about
yourself with us tonight.
BBE: How long have you been a model?
Ms. Dexter: About five years now.
BBE: When did you realize you wanted to be a model or that modeling is what
you wanted to do?
Ms. Dexter: I have always dreamed of it ever since I was a little girl. I never
thought I would have the chance.
BBE: Well, we are certainly glad you did, you are great.
BBE: Do you consider this to be a career for you, or an at the this moment
kind of gig?
Ms. Dexter: I would not say it is either, it is my lifestyle. I am a Rockabilly girl
and it is what I do.
BBE: As a child growing up, did you look up to any one model for inspiration?
Ms. Dexter: Yes, I sure did. My glamorous mother.
BBE: What would you say are your favorite aspects of being a model?
Ms. Dexter: I LOVE getting dressed up. I love role playing, I really get into it.
BBE: Where do you get all of the items you use in your shoots?
Ms. Dexter: I get a lot of them sent to me by amazing companies and web sites.
Places like, www.whatkatiedid.com, www.stopstaringclothing.com,
www.babygirlboutique.com, www.daddyos.com and heaps more!
BBE: What would you classify your modeling style as?
Ms. Dexter: 1950's Cheesecake.
BBE: Does your family support what you do?
Ms. Dexter: Oh yes, my husband takes most of my photos
BBE: What could you tell someone looking to get into modeling in this business?
Ms. Dexter: Have fun, have no expectations and be careful.
BBE:Where can the public see you?
Ms. Dexter: On the net, lots of rockabilly websites, my myspace and youtube.com
BBE: Do you do live shows?
Ms. Dexter: No, I am way to shy.
BBE: Do you work with any one photographer on a regular basis?
Ms. Dexter: Yes, Levi is my favorite!
BBE: What is your favorite memory?
Ms. Dexter: Hearing from a LA Times reporter that Bettie Page was delighted
with my photos in Barracuda magazine and that Hugh Hefner took it to
his bedroom...lol.
BBE: My final question for you Ms. Dexter before we let you go, Do you look at
this as a job or something you just can not live without?
Ms. Dexter: It does not feel like a job. I really feel lucky to have been able
to have the chance to live out my childhood dream. I never take it for granted.
BBE: Ms. Dexter, on behalf of BBE I would really like to again thank you for
the chance to get to talk to you tonight, I look forward to seeing you in the future
and I can not wait for what you come out with next.
Original Interview with Fetish Model Jewell Marceau
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Original from Roman of The Dreamside
BBE Biography of The Dreamside
Beautifully Bound Entertainment Would like to thank Roman of The Dreamside for taking the time out of his busy schedule to entertain us with his thoughts and biography of The Dreamside.
BBE: This biography was received and written in July of 2007. It was then lost and today we are pleased to release it to the public. The biography in its entirety was presented to me via the band last year. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have.
The Dreamside Bio
Before the likes of Evanescence, Nightwish and Within Temptation popularised the Metal Female Voices genre, The Dreamside were already creating a diverse fusion of symphonic goth metal in their Dutch homeland. Blending elements of gothic and metal music with female vocals and lyrics commonly centred around themes like the supernatural, The Dreamside, formed by vocalist Kemi Vita in 1994, opened their account the same year with Pale Blue Lights on Nuclear Blast, a well-received if slightly naïve debut. Shortly after its release, Fried Bruggink, who'd supplied guest vocals on the album, joined the band, although at first filled the vacant bassist slot.
Consistent and well-received live shows helped spread the word about the band and, at a time when the gothic/dance scene was thriving, their follow-up release in 1996 was a three-track dance mini-album entitled Nuda Veritas.
In many ways, The Dreamside's third release was a turning point. Released in 1997, Apaika revealed both the power and the diversity of the band. Apaika – a Slavic word for 'moon', a theme which runs through The Dreamside's releases – was a personal challenge for Kemi as the recording sessions ran far from smoothly and she found herself taking over more and more of the recording process to both complete the album and keep the band alive.
Cees Viset joined the band after the Apaika tour but it was to be four years before The Dreamside released another album. Owning their own studio at that time, they were able to work for other bands on a number of projects, as musicians and producers. Furthermore, the addition of bassist Roman Schoensee gave more depth and vision to both the band's songwriting and production techniques, and from this point on he and Kemi worked together on The Dreamside, the immediate priorities being to find a new label and to looking for a new sound that would showcase the band's music in a harder, darker vein.
The resulting album Mirror Moon finally appeared in May 2001, and indeed marks something of a new start for the band with louder guitars and a true mix of metal, gothic, electro and ambient elements. At the end of that same year the band contributed a cover of Die With Me to a Type O Negative tribute CD, one of the thirty-plus audio and video compilations on which The Dreamside have featured thus far in their history.
A further turning point in the band's career came in 2003 when Dancing Ferret Discs put together Faery Child, a compilation of The Dreamside's material for the American market. Faery Child featured a cross-selection of the band's material, together with two previously unreleased songs from the Mirror Moon album sessions and a Cruxshadows remix.
Signing with Dancing Ferret Discs, The Dreamside first appeared on the 4 Factor various artists album. A full-length CD with exclusive material from four bands at a budget price, 4 Factor not only reduced the waiting time until the next CD but was also an interesting release for fans of the four contributing bands.
2005 saw the release of Spin Moon Magic, the band's first full-length album for Dancing Ferret Discs, and a single, Open Your Eyes, taken from it. The album also featured a bonus track, a dance club version of Die Huffnung, the band's first ever German-language song, and the eye-catching video for Open Your Eyes featuring Rogue from the Cruxshadows.
While acknowledging that their highspot was yet to come, headlining the Dracula's Ball, being named Band of the Year by readers of Gothic Beauty magazine and having two roads – Kemi Street and Dreamside Way – named after the band in Bakersfield, California are all "pretty cool."
The addition of Merijn Mol to the band just before the sessions for Spin Moon Magic commenced has given the band a stable line-up and The Dreamside is now very much looking to the future. At the time of writing, their back catalogue is being re-mastered and re-issued, starting with Pale Blue Lights which will also feature the Nuda Veritas material.
In 2007 The Dreamside celebrate their 13th anniversary and a special release to celebrate this event is due to be released. This CD contains remixes from Hungry Lucy, Angels and Agony, Lunascape, Satyrian and Vigilante as well as duets with 18Summers, Born from Pain and the Japanese poet Kenji Siratori.
For more information on The Dreamside, go to:
www dreamside.nl
Email: dreams@dreamside.nl
Beautifully Bound Entertainment Would like to thank Roman of The Dreamside for taking the time out of his busy schedule to entertain us with his thoughts and biography of The Dreamside.
BBE: This biography was received and written in July of 2007. It was then lost and today we are pleased to release it to the public. The biography in its entirety was presented to me via the band last year. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have.
The Dreamside Bio
Before the likes of Evanescence, Nightwish and Within Temptation popularised the Metal Female Voices genre, The Dreamside were already creating a diverse fusion of symphonic goth metal in their Dutch homeland. Blending elements of gothic and metal music with female vocals and lyrics commonly centred around themes like the supernatural, The Dreamside, formed by vocalist Kemi Vita in 1994, opened their account the same year with Pale Blue Lights on Nuclear Blast, a well-received if slightly naïve debut. Shortly after its release, Fried Bruggink, who'd supplied guest vocals on the album, joined the band, although at first filled the vacant bassist slot.
Consistent and well-received live shows helped spread the word about the band and, at a time when the gothic/dance scene was thriving, their follow-up release in 1996 was a three-track dance mini-album entitled Nuda Veritas.
In many ways, The Dreamside's third release was a turning point. Released in 1997, Apaika revealed both the power and the diversity of the band. Apaika – a Slavic word for 'moon', a theme which runs through The Dreamside's releases – was a personal challenge for Kemi as the recording sessions ran far from smoothly and she found herself taking over more and more of the recording process to both complete the album and keep the band alive.
Cees Viset joined the band after the Apaika tour but it was to be four years before The Dreamside released another album. Owning their own studio at that time, they were able to work for other bands on a number of projects, as musicians and producers. Furthermore, the addition of bassist Roman Schoensee gave more depth and vision to both the band's songwriting and production techniques, and from this point on he and Kemi worked together on The Dreamside, the immediate priorities being to find a new label and to looking for a new sound that would showcase the band's music in a harder, darker vein.
The resulting album Mirror Moon finally appeared in May 2001, and indeed marks something of a new start for the band with louder guitars and a true mix of metal, gothic, electro and ambient elements. At the end of that same year the band contributed a cover of Die With Me to a Type O Negative tribute CD, one of the thirty-plus audio and video compilations on which The Dreamside have featured thus far in their history.
A further turning point in the band's career came in 2003 when Dancing Ferret Discs put together Faery Child, a compilation of The Dreamside's material for the American market. Faery Child featured a cross-selection of the band's material, together with two previously unreleased songs from the Mirror Moon album sessions and a Cruxshadows remix.
Signing with Dancing Ferret Discs, The Dreamside first appeared on the 4 Factor various artists album. A full-length CD with exclusive material from four bands at a budget price, 4 Factor not only reduced the waiting time until the next CD but was also an interesting release for fans of the four contributing bands.
2005 saw the release of Spin Moon Magic, the band's first full-length album for Dancing Ferret Discs, and a single, Open Your Eyes, taken from it. The album also featured a bonus track, a dance club version of Die Huffnung, the band's first ever German-language song, and the eye-catching video for Open Your Eyes featuring Rogue from the Cruxshadows.
While acknowledging that their highspot was yet to come, headlining the Dracula's Ball, being named Band of the Year by readers of Gothic Beauty magazine and having two roads – Kemi Street and Dreamside Way – named after the band in Bakersfield, California are all "pretty cool."
The addition of Merijn Mol to the band just before the sessions for Spin Moon Magic commenced has given the band a stable line-up and The Dreamside is now very much looking to the future. At the time of writing, their back catalogue is being re-mastered and re-issued, starting with Pale Blue Lights which will also feature the Nuda Veritas material.
In 2007 The Dreamside celebrate their 13th anniversary and a special release to celebrate this event is due to be released. This CD contains remixes from Hungry Lucy, Angels and Agony, Lunascape, Satyrian and Vigilante as well as duets with 18Summers, Born from Pain and the Japanese poet Kenji Siratori.
For more information on The Dreamside, go to:
www dreamside.nl
Email: dreams@dreamside.nl
Original Interview with Peter Spilles of Imatem and Project Pitchfork
Sep 16, 2008
BBE Interview with Peter Spilles of Imatem and Project Pitchfork
Current mood:blissful
Sept. 16th, 2008
Beautifully Bound Entertainment would like to thank Peter Spilles of IMATEM and Project Pitchfork for taking the time to answer some questions for us.
BBE: I have read and heard that Imatem is your side project of Project Pitchfork, when did you come up with this project and what does Imatem represent that is different from Project Pitchfork?
Peter Spilles: The thought of creating a musical project such as IMATEM had been floating in my head for quite a long time and took a concrete form last year (2007), with the release of the debut album "Home".
I found the idea of different singing voices fusing together with my musical compositions very appealing and new, as in Project Pitchfork and -partly- in Santa Hates You (my third project) I sing on my own music.
I absolutely love electronic music in all of its facets and nuances so I decided to bring to life two new projects in order to be able to direct my creativity into different channels, and experiment with those aspects of electronic music that I would have to neglect if I expressed my musical self "only" within the PPF's frame.
On one hand there is the Synth Pop aspect, if you will, which is carried with harmonious and deep melodies throughout the whole IMATEM oeuvre.
And then there's the "hard and loud" stylistic aspect, a more rhythm-oriented musical landscape
which I am currently exploring with Santa Hates You.
Fulfilling the needs of these two musical alter-egos of mine, has the great side effect of generating a sort of creative "free space", providing me with clarity about where I really want Project Pitchfork's musical future to be, without trying to make it sound like something else.
In other words: my two side projects allow Project Pitchfork to go back being Project Pitchfork, and to stay Project Pitchfork.
BBE: Can you explain what Imatem is?
PS: I gave life to this project to create and celebrate a unity among the different musicians and vocalists of the international dark scene. IMATEM is born of my love for electronic music, the thrill of forging something new and my spirit of camaraderie towards fellow artists.
As for the name of the project, IMATEM is a fusion of the two german words "Im" and "Atem", which -in a poetic way- could be translated with: "to stand (or live) within the breath of life."
BBE: Who would you say you liked touring with most?
PS: It's really difficult -if not impossible- to pick a name over another, as when we choose a support act we always make sure we tour with really great bands, whose members are not only incredible musicians, but also truly nice and kind people. I have particularly good remembrances of the tours with Rammstein, Covenant and Zeromancer, just to name a few.
BBE: How long have you been in the music industry and is Project Pitchfork your first gig?
PS:The exact year is hard to tell, but we (PPF) released our first album in the year 1991.
The idea of founding a two man band came to me already in 1989, but I was creating music
and selling tapes since 1986.
I had already a little reputation as a musician when I met Dirk at a concert and I asked him
to join me. That was the birth of Project Pitchfork as you know it. ;).
I've never seen myself as a part of an industry. Of course creativity is used to give many people a job and a little income, ...but it just doesn't feel like an industry. It's more like a big party.
BBE: Which album would you say was/is your most favorable that you have created?
PS: That really depends. With the years, I've learned that it is characteristic of each and every release of ours, to have the potential of being perceived as the best album we have ever done by some, and as the worst by others. Talking with fans, I've found out that they tend to develop a sort of emotional attachment to their first PPF album. Although they also like the other releases, that first PPF album will always remain their favorite. So it happens that for some "Dhyani" and all of our early stuff is unbeatable, while others go crazy for our latest releases, such as "Kaskade" and "Wonderland/One Million Faces".
Doubtlessly, "Alpha Omega" and "Daimonion" are two albums of ours which received and keep on receiving the unconditioned favor of the public. This is great, as our upcoming album will definitely transport some of their characteristic spirit and atmospheres, but in a darker, more powerful and brand new way.
I'm pretty confident that this new, upcoming album will be the most favorable I have created. :)
BBE: What influences you as a artist to produce the music you do?
PS: I have a inner source, triggered by nature, love and life in general.
BBE: Considering all that you have done and aside from Imatem do you see yourself doing this for the rest of your days?
PS: Oh hell yes! I will keep on doing this until I drop dead. It's not like I have a choice: music is the air I breathe, it's what keeps me going. On top of that, I am "chronically inspired" and a cure has not been found yet. ;)
BBE: What type of equipment do you use and do you have any favorites?
PS: I use a Mac.
Cubase is the program I use as a sequencer and for the audio recording.
Also, I own a good selection of hardware synthesizers, samplers and plug-in tools.
BBE: Do you have family support in what you do?
PS: Back when I started, my parents (and even some so-called friends) kept on telling me to do "something serious and responsible" with my life. They didn't see the job of a musician as a "real" job and they were worried about my future. Luckily, I've never been the kind of guy who cares too much about what other people think so I took my own decision and went my own way.
By living my dream, I proved my parents wrong in a very practical way, and now they are very proud of me and fully support me.
BBE: What would you tell someone who was interested in getting into the music industry or into the field you are in?
PS: I would tell them: "Don't do it if you're in just for the fame, the sex and the money, 'cause it's very likely you won't get any of that. The money will probably be very little, sometimes you will struggle to pay the rent. The fame you will get will only last 15 minutes and will bring you more problems than advantages. And let's face it: you can have sex also without being a musician.In that case you can even be pretty sure that the person you're sleeping with is doing it because she/he likes you, not because they like you being in a band.
If you want to become a musician, do it for the music! The music and nothing else! Do it because that's your nature, because it's your destiny and it's the only right way to live for you.
Actually, if you have to decide if you wanna be a musician, it's already wrong.You have to be one, and to know you are. Then, and only then, I would tell you: Go for it! And I'm sure you're gonna make it".
BBE: What was/is it like working with Ronan Harris?
PS: Ronan is one of Europe's best-known electronic musicians and VNV nation
is worldwide renowned and acclaimed. Despite all this, he remained a honest,
refreshingly natural, down to earth guy.
He's very pleasant and professional to work with and his voice is unique and unforgettable.
As soon as I was ready with the instrumental version of "Haven", I couldn't help but thinking that Ronan's voice would fit perfectly to it. So I asked him to sing on the track, and he said yes. :)
I am very grateful that he agreed to this collaboration even with his full schedule.
BBE: Have the two of you collaborated on anything in the past?
PS: No, this was our first collaboration.
BBE: Has Imatem fared well with the fans?
PS: So far, I really can't complain: the response is thoroughly positive, which makes me and my colleagues feel very happy and grateful.
BBE: I see you are on the Asleep by Dawn compilation cd, how do you feel about that with Imatem as opposed to Project Pitchfork?
PS: Well, I feel great about it. When Asleep by Dawn asked the track "Holy TV" ( from IMATEM's last year's album "Home") for their compilation cd, I was very pleased and agreed straight away.
My projects are not "competing" with each other, so I can fully enjoy their individual successes. As a composer, it's a wonderful feeling to see that, no matter what name stands on the cover of an album, your music is loved and well received by the public.
BBE Interview with Peter Spilles of Imatem and Project Pitchfork
Current mood:blissful
Sept. 16th, 2008
Beautifully Bound Entertainment would like to thank Peter Spilles of IMATEM and Project Pitchfork for taking the time to answer some questions for us.
BBE: I have read and heard that Imatem is your side project of Project Pitchfork, when did you come up with this project and what does Imatem represent that is different from Project Pitchfork?
Peter Spilles: The thought of creating a musical project such as IMATEM had been floating in my head for quite a long time and took a concrete form last year (2007), with the release of the debut album "Home".
I found the idea of different singing voices fusing together with my musical compositions very appealing and new, as in Project Pitchfork and -partly- in Santa Hates You (my third project) I sing on my own music.
I absolutely love electronic music in all of its facets and nuances so I decided to bring to life two new projects in order to be able to direct my creativity into different channels, and experiment with those aspects of electronic music that I would have to neglect if I expressed my musical self "only" within the PPF's frame.
On one hand there is the Synth Pop aspect, if you will, which is carried with harmonious and deep melodies throughout the whole IMATEM oeuvre.
And then there's the "hard and loud" stylistic aspect, a more rhythm-oriented musical landscape
which I am currently exploring with Santa Hates You.
Fulfilling the needs of these two musical alter-egos of mine, has the great side effect of generating a sort of creative "free space", providing me with clarity about where I really want Project Pitchfork's musical future to be, without trying to make it sound like something else.
In other words: my two side projects allow Project Pitchfork to go back being Project Pitchfork, and to stay Project Pitchfork.
BBE: Can you explain what Imatem is?
PS: I gave life to this project to create and celebrate a unity among the different musicians and vocalists of the international dark scene. IMATEM is born of my love for electronic music, the thrill of forging something new and my spirit of camaraderie towards fellow artists.
As for the name of the project, IMATEM is a fusion of the two german words "Im" and "Atem", which -in a poetic way- could be translated with: "to stand (or live) within the breath of life."
BBE: Who would you say you liked touring with most?
PS: It's really difficult -if not impossible- to pick a name over another, as when we choose a support act we always make sure we tour with really great bands, whose members are not only incredible musicians, but also truly nice and kind people. I have particularly good remembrances of the tours with Rammstein, Covenant and Zeromancer, just to name a few.
BBE: How long have you been in the music industry and is Project Pitchfork your first gig?
PS:The exact year is hard to tell, but we (PPF) released our first album in the year 1991.
The idea of founding a two man band came to me already in 1989, but I was creating music
and selling tapes since 1986.
I had already a little reputation as a musician when I met Dirk at a concert and I asked him
to join me. That was the birth of Project Pitchfork as you know it. ;).
I've never seen myself as a part of an industry. Of course creativity is used to give many people a job and a little income, ...but it just doesn't feel like an industry. It's more like a big party.
BBE: Which album would you say was/is your most favorable that you have created?
PS: That really depends. With the years, I've learned that it is characteristic of each and every release of ours, to have the potential of being perceived as the best album we have ever done by some, and as the worst by others. Talking with fans, I've found out that they tend to develop a sort of emotional attachment to their first PPF album. Although they also like the other releases, that first PPF album will always remain their favorite. So it happens that for some "Dhyani" and all of our early stuff is unbeatable, while others go crazy for our latest releases, such as "Kaskade" and "Wonderland/One Million Faces".
Doubtlessly, "Alpha Omega" and "Daimonion" are two albums of ours which received and keep on receiving the unconditioned favor of the public. This is great, as our upcoming album will definitely transport some of their characteristic spirit and atmospheres, but in a darker, more powerful and brand new way.
I'm pretty confident that this new, upcoming album will be the most favorable I have created. :)
BBE: What influences you as a artist to produce the music you do?
PS: I have a inner source, triggered by nature, love and life in general.
BBE: Considering all that you have done and aside from Imatem do you see yourself doing this for the rest of your days?
PS: Oh hell yes! I will keep on doing this until I drop dead. It's not like I have a choice: music is the air I breathe, it's what keeps me going. On top of that, I am "chronically inspired" and a cure has not been found yet. ;)
BBE: What type of equipment do you use and do you have any favorites?
PS: I use a Mac.
Cubase is the program I use as a sequencer and for the audio recording.
Also, I own a good selection of hardware synthesizers, samplers and plug-in tools.
BBE: Do you have family support in what you do?
PS: Back when I started, my parents (and even some so-called friends) kept on telling me to do "something serious and responsible" with my life. They didn't see the job of a musician as a "real" job and they were worried about my future. Luckily, I've never been the kind of guy who cares too much about what other people think so I took my own decision and went my own way.
By living my dream, I proved my parents wrong in a very practical way, and now they are very proud of me and fully support me.
BBE: What would you tell someone who was interested in getting into the music industry or into the field you are in?
PS: I would tell them: "Don't do it if you're in just for the fame, the sex and the money, 'cause it's very likely you won't get any of that. The money will probably be very little, sometimes you will struggle to pay the rent. The fame you will get will only last 15 minutes and will bring you more problems than advantages. And let's face it: you can have sex also without being a musician.In that case you can even be pretty sure that the person you're sleeping with is doing it because she/he likes you, not because they like you being in a band.
If you want to become a musician, do it for the music! The music and nothing else! Do it because that's your nature, because it's your destiny and it's the only right way to live for you.
Actually, if you have to decide if you wanna be a musician, it's already wrong.You have to be one, and to know you are. Then, and only then, I would tell you: Go for it! And I'm sure you're gonna make it".
BBE: What was/is it like working with Ronan Harris?
PS: Ronan is one of Europe's best-known electronic musicians and VNV nation
is worldwide renowned and acclaimed. Despite all this, he remained a honest,
refreshingly natural, down to earth guy.
He's very pleasant and professional to work with and his voice is unique and unforgettable.
As soon as I was ready with the instrumental version of "Haven", I couldn't help but thinking that Ronan's voice would fit perfectly to it. So I asked him to sing on the track, and he said yes. :)
I am very grateful that he agreed to this collaboration even with his full schedule.
BBE: Have the two of you collaborated on anything in the past?
PS: No, this was our first collaboration.
BBE: Has Imatem fared well with the fans?
PS: So far, I really can't complain: the response is thoroughly positive, which makes me and my colleagues feel very happy and grateful.
BBE: I see you are on the Asleep by Dawn compilation cd, how do you feel about that with Imatem as opposed to Project Pitchfork?
PS: Well, I feel great about it. When Asleep by Dawn asked the track "Holy TV" ( from IMATEM's last year's album "Home") for their compilation cd, I was very pleased and agreed straight away.
My projects are not "competing" with each other, so I can fully enjoy their individual successes. As a composer, it's a wonderful feeling to see that, no matter what name stands on the cover of an album, your music is loved and well received by the public.
Original Interview with Dope Stars Inc.
BBE Interview with Dope Stars Inc.
On behalf of BBE we would like to thank DSI for taking the time out of their busy lives to answer a few questions for us.
BBE: Who are the members of DSI?
Darin: Victor, Darin, La Nuit and Ash Rexy is the new live member
BBE: When and where did you all meet?
Darin: Around spring of 2003 in Rome.
Victor: Yeah it was around many 2003 when we decided to found this band and started working on 10.000 watts of artificial pleasures, our first EP. La nuit joined the band in summer 2006 while Ash just joined as live member recently. We are now in looking for a drummer to complete the line up for the next album. We never had a drummer before for a matter of choice but after many live experiences we realized it would rock very hard on a live set. Soon the new drummer will be announced on our website.
BBE: What influences you as a group?
Victor: It's difficult to say. We grow up during the 80's and 90's so we have been mostly influenced by rock, modern rock, metal, gothic rock, new wave, punk and then Industrial and hard electronics. Dope Stars Inc. are indeed a band influenced by different kind of music genres but we are also very open to all the new modern music as well as music from 60's and 70's.
Darin: Many influences, from Rock n Roll to New Wave, Industrial, Pop ecc
BBE: How did the name DSI come about?
Victor: We sent a list of possible names and then we figured out a name working better to explain our rock'n'roll glam attitude and industrial heart. First it was just Dope Stars, then we added Inc. that represents infact the post-industrial cyberpunk imagery we describe in our lyrics.
Darin: I wrote a big list of differents name, and i sent it to other guyz. In the first moment dope stars wasn't supposed to be the last choice but after one week guyz also liked "my way name" :) I think it's a perfect name that can explain well the meaning of our sound and attitude.
BBE: Could you tell us where you would say was/is your favorite venue you have played?
Victor: Definitively the last 2 shows with Nightwish at "On A Dark Winter Night Festival". It was huge, packed and the stage personell was really professional. But we als had other great live experiences such as WGT 2007 and Amphi festival. Also we spent a great time in some smaller clubs in germany and the latest show in Italy at Tempo Rock.
Darin: For my side was Amphi Festival in 2006 with bands like 69 eyes and Negative.
BBE: have any of you ever bitten the head off a bat?
Victor: Oh No, only Ozzy can do it!
BBE: How old were you all when you knew music is what you wanted to do?
Victor: When I was a teen and started to play in my first garage bands. It was more than 10 years ago now and everyday the passion growth till today. And it's still growing.
Darin: Being a rockstar? LOL when i was toooo young!
BBE: What would you tell someone who wanted to get into the music/entertainment industry?
Victor: It's not an easy businnes. Lot of work to do and only a strong passion and motivation can push you ahead. You have to take it seriously and not seriously at the same time. I mean, it should be something you do with heart but without big expectations. To be in a band does not mean only writing songs, recording, releasing albums and play live. There is a lot of work behind that is about negotiation with professional partners, contacts with press, contacts with the fans, mantaining and keep up to date your website, arranging shows, eating some shit, getting crazy for the most nonsense stuff and have to deal with egocentric "wannabe rockstars" at any cost that often slow down your carreer for stupid reasons. But till you do it cause it's your only way to live then all is cool and you can face all this with a smile ;) In the end it's just a life like another with its good and bad sides.
BBE: What kind of equipment do you use?
Victor: Les Paul Gibson and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier for guitar. Do a guitarist need anything else? Eheh. About electronics I use different instruments and softwares. I also work in a studio and I've been the producer and sound engineer for most the albums of DSI so it's very hard to name all the gear we used. Everytime new stuff come out and it's great cause it also bring new fresh air for your sound.
Darin: Gibson Thunderbird 87', Ampeg SVT2 head and speakers, and a couple of pedals effect, one overdrive system and one magic compressor.
BBE: If you were not into and doing the music thing, what would you be doing right now with your lives?
Victor: Well hard to say. I was studing physichs and I left cause I had to work and also to follow my carrer as musician. So probably at this point I'd have been doing some experiments in some lab in Italy. Bus since here in Italy most of the graduated people can't find a job i'd have probably ended working as IT consultant and computer technician as I did for many years.
BBE: What is your favorite part of the job?
Victor: Travelling and visiting new countries, playing live, tourbus/backstage experiences and making new great friends in tour.
Darin: Travels all the times, live this beautiful experience with other guyz, have fun on stage and backstage ;)
BBE: Do you feel you have accomplished what you set out to do in the music industry?
Victor: I think there are really few bands in Italy in the alternative scene that did the same steps we did in less than 3 years. We are still a small band with a lot of work ahead but already I believe we should be really proud of what happened to us and the opportunities we had till now. Probably if we were from another country it would have been much easier, but it's also our condition that makes the stepds we did important.
DSI, I want to again thank you so much for taking the time to answers these questions as posed from your fans, and we look forward to hearing great things from you in the future.
On behalf of BBE we would like to thank DSI for taking the time out of their busy lives to answer a few questions for us.
BBE: Who are the members of DSI?
Darin: Victor, Darin, La Nuit and Ash Rexy is the new live member
BBE: When and where did you all meet?
Darin: Around spring of 2003 in Rome.
Victor: Yeah it was around many 2003 when we decided to found this band and started working on 10.000 watts of artificial pleasures, our first EP. La nuit joined the band in summer 2006 while Ash just joined as live member recently. We are now in looking for a drummer to complete the line up for the next album. We never had a drummer before for a matter of choice but after many live experiences we realized it would rock very hard on a live set. Soon the new drummer will be announced on our website.
BBE: What influences you as a group?
Victor: It's difficult to say. We grow up during the 80's and 90's so we have been mostly influenced by rock, modern rock, metal, gothic rock, new wave, punk and then Industrial and hard electronics. Dope Stars Inc. are indeed a band influenced by different kind of music genres but we are also very open to all the new modern music as well as music from 60's and 70's.
Darin: Many influences, from Rock n Roll to New Wave, Industrial, Pop ecc
BBE: How did the name DSI come about?
Victor: We sent a list of possible names and then we figured out a name working better to explain our rock'n'roll glam attitude and industrial heart. First it was just Dope Stars, then we added Inc. that represents infact the post-industrial cyberpunk imagery we describe in our lyrics.
Darin: I wrote a big list of differents name, and i sent it to other guyz. In the first moment dope stars wasn't supposed to be the last choice but after one week guyz also liked "my way name" :) I think it's a perfect name that can explain well the meaning of our sound and attitude.
BBE: Could you tell us where you would say was/is your favorite venue you have played?
Victor: Definitively the last 2 shows with Nightwish at "On A Dark Winter Night Festival". It was huge, packed and the stage personell was really professional. But we als had other great live experiences such as WGT 2007 and Amphi festival. Also we spent a great time in some smaller clubs in germany and the latest show in Italy at Tempo Rock.
Darin: For my side was Amphi Festival in 2006 with bands like 69 eyes and Negative.
BBE: have any of you ever bitten the head off a bat?
Victor: Oh No, only Ozzy can do it!
BBE: How old were you all when you knew music is what you wanted to do?
Victor: When I was a teen and started to play in my first garage bands. It was more than 10 years ago now and everyday the passion growth till today. And it's still growing.
Darin: Being a rockstar? LOL when i was toooo young!
BBE: What would you tell someone who wanted to get into the music/entertainment industry?
Victor: It's not an easy businnes. Lot of work to do and only a strong passion and motivation can push you ahead. You have to take it seriously and not seriously at the same time. I mean, it should be something you do with heart but without big expectations. To be in a band does not mean only writing songs, recording, releasing albums and play live. There is a lot of work behind that is about negotiation with professional partners, contacts with press, contacts with the fans, mantaining and keep up to date your website, arranging shows, eating some shit, getting crazy for the most nonsense stuff and have to deal with egocentric "wannabe rockstars" at any cost that often slow down your carreer for stupid reasons. But till you do it cause it's your only way to live then all is cool and you can face all this with a smile ;) In the end it's just a life like another with its good and bad sides.
BBE: What kind of equipment do you use?
Victor: Les Paul Gibson and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier for guitar. Do a guitarist need anything else? Eheh. About electronics I use different instruments and softwares. I also work in a studio and I've been the producer and sound engineer for most the albums of DSI so it's very hard to name all the gear we used. Everytime new stuff come out and it's great cause it also bring new fresh air for your sound.
Darin: Gibson Thunderbird 87', Ampeg SVT2 head and speakers, and a couple of pedals effect, one overdrive system and one magic compressor.
BBE: If you were not into and doing the music thing, what would you be doing right now with your lives?
Victor: Well hard to say. I was studing physichs and I left cause I had to work and also to follow my carrer as musician. So probably at this point I'd have been doing some experiments in some lab in Italy. Bus since here in Italy most of the graduated people can't find a job i'd have probably ended working as IT consultant and computer technician as I did for many years.
BBE: What is your favorite part of the job?
Victor: Travelling and visiting new countries, playing live, tourbus/backstage experiences and making new great friends in tour.
Darin: Travels all the times, live this beautiful experience with other guyz, have fun on stage and backstage ;)
BBE: Do you feel you have accomplished what you set out to do in the music industry?
Victor: I think there are really few bands in Italy in the alternative scene that did the same steps we did in less than 3 years. We are still a small band with a lot of work ahead but already I believe we should be really proud of what happened to us and the opportunities we had till now. Probably if we were from another country it would have been much easier, but it's also our condition that makes the stepds we did important.
DSI, I want to again thank you so much for taking the time to answers these questions as posed from your fans, and we look forward to hearing great things from you in the future.
Original Interview with Angelspit
BBE Interview with Angelspit
Beautifully Bound Entertainments Interview with Angelspit
First off BBE would like to thank Destroyx and Zoog of Angelspit for taking the time to have a little chat. Thanks.
Now down to business.
BBE: The Name Angelspit, who came up with it and what is it's "real" meaning?
ZooG: We stole it from Sthe Sonic Youth song- 'Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit'!! From the album Dirty.
Destroyx: I don't think there is any underlying meaning underneath the band name…other than the juxtaposition between the connotation of the separated words 'angel' and 'spit'.
BBE: What influences you either as a group or personally?
ZooG: Sonic Youth, Skinny Puppy, Placebo. Mostly Indie Rock and Cyber Punk. We are currently listen to music that pushes us a little…there's some brilliant Electro-Clash and dangerously hard CYBERPUNK being pumped around here at the moment.
Destroyx: We don't listen to EBM
.
BBE: Do your songs have any special message as a whole or do they all tell a different story?
Destroyx: I guess they are all different and can be appreciated by themselves, but there are underlying themes throughout the album. I am not really one for analysing my own music… but I think if you listen to the lyrics, you'll probably be able to discern some of the messages behind the music.
BBE: What can you tell musicians who may be looking to get into this business?
Destroyx: Don't try to make music that you think people want to listen to. Try to listen to what you like, don't give in to the formula. Spend more time on your music and less time on the internet.
ZooG: Don't give up.
BBE: What kind of equipment do you use?
On Krankhaus and Nurse Grenade all sequencing, percussion and vocals were done by us – Graeme did guitars on both CDs. With our new material we are using more live musicians. We are wanting to use more industrial percussion and other instruments. The really cool magic happens when you start heavily processing and editing 'real recorded instruments'. You start to sculpt these insane abstract and almost surreal musical lines.
We only use real analogue synths and modulars. On Krankhaus we used:
Analogue Synths
Roland Jupiter8 ver1
Roland Jupiter8 ver2 (with groove midi retro fit)
sequential circuits prophet 5 (ver3 with midi)
Korg mini 700s
Roland sh101
Modular Synths
Metasonix TM-2
Moog MoogerFooger MF-101
Frostwave Alienator
Doepfer MAQ16/3 Analogue Sequencer
Doepfer MCV-8 MIDI converter
Over 50 Doepfer and Analogue Solutions modules
Obermoog (extremely rare hybrid made by Tom Oberheim and Dr Robert Moog)
Digital Shit
Kurzweil k2000r
Emu emax 1 (rack)
Casio cz101
Korg dss-1 Drum Machine
Yamaha RX-5 Drum Machine
OTHER
RODE NT-1a
Casio az-1 controller keyboard
Yamaha dsp factory card
Yamaha ax16-at optical interface card
Tascam mm-1 desk
Piece-of-shit computer
Yamaha 01v digital mixing desk
Random midi controller keyboard
1000w jands jc-1000cs concert series pa
Since moving to Germany, most of the above is now locked away in storage back in Sydney…so we're doing everything on a CRAP laptop with a basic Modular Synthesizer and a Roland SH101.
This simplified set-up is forcing us to focus on the basic elements of music (bass, drums, voice and riffs) instead of having several dozen babbling synths that are cluttering up the mix. Strangely, the less parts you put into the music the 'bigger' it ends up sounding…thus proving the saying "Less is More"…!
BBE: Zoog, and Destroyx, on behalf of Beautifully Bound Entertainment I would like to thank you for taking the time out of your extreamly busy lives to do this interview. Your music is absolutely 100% fantastic. Keep up the great work and we look forward to hearing great things from you in the future.
A brief little bio of Angelspit.
A riot grrl with a vocoder and a cyberpunk with a distortion pedal. Thick and rich with burning analogue synths and contempt, driven by beats like shards of metal and glossy with pvc and sweat, Angelspit is a Sydney industrial/electro duo to watch out for.
Since forming in 2004, Angelspit have taken their energetic live show throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, Europe supporting bands such as KMFDM, Crüxshadows, Ayria , Tankt and IKON.
With their unique blend of industrial, rock, noise, metal and a touch of pop, Angelspit are forging a new style in cyber punk locally and internationally. Now with the release of their debut album Krankhaus, their sights are set on annihilating audiences and putting the aggression back into industrial music. Krankhaus features 14 tracks of blisteringly fat synths, with angry distorted beats and scathing vocals, evoking themes of horror, medical experimentation and the beautifully grotesque.
Angelspit's complex, rich and disturbing imagery enhances the sinister overtones in their music. This nightmarish aesthetic is the core that drives Angelspit's imagery, music and live show.
US record label Dancing Ferret Discs have signed Angelspit for USA and European ROCK. Dance Ferret is home to bands like:
The Crüxshadows (who hit #1 on the US Billboard charts), Ego Likeness, Carfax Abbey, Corvus Corax, Dark Kingdom, De/Vision, Faun, Gothminister, Irfan, Neuroticfish, Paralysed Age, Qntal, ThouShaltNot.
http://www.dancing-ferret.com/
Krankhaus
Blood, Sweat, Tears (Music, Lyrics, Programming, Concept): DestroyX + ZooG
Noise:
Main Guitars: Graeme Charles Kent (Grand Fatal)
Additional Guitars: Val Core
Mastering: David Walker
Additional Assistance: Bill Barsby, Brendan Creaven
Audio Design: ZooG
Krankhaus Artwork:
Art Direction: DestroyX + ZooG
Visual and Graphic Design: Destroyx
Red Baron (Medical General) Logo: Roberto Massaglia (Tankt)
Photo Credits:
Photography: Helen White
Assistant Photographer: Jamie Williams
Assistance: Drew Bowie, Clare Beaton, Brad Smith, Vulpy
Make-up:
Jo Haldane, Emma Michelmore
Hair:
Wig Design: Hair Surgeon
Styling: Kate and Chad from Suki Hair
Video:
Drew Bowie, Brad Wiley
Official Angelspit Website
Website design: Destroyx
Webmaster: ZooG
Photography: Helen White
Fashion Design: DestroyX
Fashion Construction and Wardrobe Assistance: Clare Beaton
Make-up: Jo Haldane
Hair, Wigs and Hair Pieces: Hair Surgeon (Destroyx and Zoog)
www.angelspit.net
Angelspit's Forum
Hosting: Victor Zdanowicz-Muchlado : www.urbanis.com.au
Moderators: Draken, Toxaris
www.krankhaus.net/forums
Vampire Freaks Cult
Moderators: Draken, Toxaris
http://vampirefreaks.com/cult/a-n-g-e-l-s-p-i-t
Beautifully Bound Entertainments Interview with Angelspit
First off BBE would like to thank Destroyx and Zoog of Angelspit for taking the time to have a little chat. Thanks.
Now down to business.
BBE: The Name Angelspit, who came up with it and what is it's "real" meaning?
ZooG: We stole it from Sthe Sonic Youth song- 'Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit'!! From the album Dirty.
Destroyx: I don't think there is any underlying meaning underneath the band name…other than the juxtaposition between the connotation of the separated words 'angel' and 'spit'.
BBE: What influences you either as a group or personally?
ZooG: Sonic Youth, Skinny Puppy, Placebo. Mostly Indie Rock and Cyber Punk. We are currently listen to music that pushes us a little…there's some brilliant Electro-Clash and dangerously hard CYBERPUNK being pumped around here at the moment.
Destroyx: We don't listen to EBM
.
BBE: Do your songs have any special message as a whole or do they all tell a different story?
Destroyx: I guess they are all different and can be appreciated by themselves, but there are underlying themes throughout the album. I am not really one for analysing my own music… but I think if you listen to the lyrics, you'll probably be able to discern some of the messages behind the music.
BBE: What can you tell musicians who may be looking to get into this business?
Destroyx: Don't try to make music that you think people want to listen to. Try to listen to what you like, don't give in to the formula. Spend more time on your music and less time on the internet.
ZooG: Don't give up.
BBE: What kind of equipment do you use?
On Krankhaus and Nurse Grenade all sequencing, percussion and vocals were done by us – Graeme did guitars on both CDs. With our new material we are using more live musicians. We are wanting to use more industrial percussion and other instruments. The really cool magic happens when you start heavily processing and editing 'real recorded instruments'. You start to sculpt these insane abstract and almost surreal musical lines.
We only use real analogue synths and modulars. On Krankhaus we used:
Analogue Synths
Roland Jupiter8 ver1
Roland Jupiter8 ver2 (with groove midi retro fit)
sequential circuits prophet 5 (ver3 with midi)
Korg mini 700s
Roland sh101
Modular Synths
Metasonix TM-2
Moog MoogerFooger MF-101
Frostwave Alienator
Doepfer MAQ16/3 Analogue Sequencer
Doepfer MCV-8 MIDI converter
Over 50 Doepfer and Analogue Solutions modules
Obermoog (extremely rare hybrid made by Tom Oberheim and Dr Robert Moog)
Digital Shit
Kurzweil k2000r
Emu emax 1 (rack)
Casio cz101
Korg dss-1 Drum Machine
Yamaha RX-5 Drum Machine
OTHER
RODE NT-1a
Casio az-1 controller keyboard
Yamaha dsp factory card
Yamaha ax16-at optical interface card
Tascam mm-1 desk
Piece-of-shit computer
Yamaha 01v digital mixing desk
Random midi controller keyboard
1000w jands jc-1000cs concert series pa
Since moving to Germany, most of the above is now locked away in storage back in Sydney…so we're doing everything on a CRAP laptop with a basic Modular Synthesizer and a Roland SH101.
This simplified set-up is forcing us to focus on the basic elements of music (bass, drums, voice and riffs) instead of having several dozen babbling synths that are cluttering up the mix. Strangely, the less parts you put into the music the 'bigger' it ends up sounding…thus proving the saying "Less is More"…!
BBE: Zoog, and Destroyx, on behalf of Beautifully Bound Entertainment I would like to thank you for taking the time out of your extreamly busy lives to do this interview. Your music is absolutely 100% fantastic. Keep up the great work and we look forward to hearing great things from you in the future.
A brief little bio of Angelspit.
A riot grrl with a vocoder and a cyberpunk with a distortion pedal. Thick and rich with burning analogue synths and contempt, driven by beats like shards of metal and glossy with pvc and sweat, Angelspit is a Sydney industrial/electro duo to watch out for.
Since forming in 2004, Angelspit have taken their energetic live show throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, Europe supporting bands such as KMFDM, Crüxshadows, Ayria , Tankt and IKON.
With their unique blend of industrial, rock, noise, metal and a touch of pop, Angelspit are forging a new style in cyber punk locally and internationally. Now with the release of their debut album Krankhaus, their sights are set on annihilating audiences and putting the aggression back into industrial music. Krankhaus features 14 tracks of blisteringly fat synths, with angry distorted beats and scathing vocals, evoking themes of horror, medical experimentation and the beautifully grotesque.
Angelspit's complex, rich and disturbing imagery enhances the sinister overtones in their music. This nightmarish aesthetic is the core that drives Angelspit's imagery, music and live show.
US record label Dancing Ferret Discs have signed Angelspit for USA and European ROCK. Dance Ferret is home to bands like:
The Crüxshadows (who hit #1 on the US Billboard charts), Ego Likeness, Carfax Abbey, Corvus Corax, Dark Kingdom, De/Vision, Faun, Gothminister, Irfan, Neuroticfish, Paralysed Age, Qntal, ThouShaltNot.
http://www.dancing-ferret.com/
Krankhaus
Blood, Sweat, Tears (Music, Lyrics, Programming, Concept): DestroyX + ZooG
Noise:
Main Guitars: Graeme Charles Kent (Grand Fatal)
Additional Guitars: Val Core
Mastering: David Walker
Additional Assistance: Bill Barsby, Brendan Creaven
Audio Design: ZooG
Krankhaus Artwork:
Art Direction: DestroyX + ZooG
Visual and Graphic Design: Destroyx
Red Baron (Medical General) Logo: Roberto Massaglia (Tankt)
Photo Credits:
Photography: Helen White
Assistant Photographer: Jamie Williams
Assistance: Drew Bowie, Clare Beaton, Brad Smith, Vulpy
Make-up:
Jo Haldane, Emma Michelmore
Hair:
Wig Design: Hair Surgeon
Styling: Kate and Chad from Suki Hair
Video:
Drew Bowie, Brad Wiley
Official Angelspit Website
Website design: Destroyx
Webmaster: ZooG
Photography: Helen White
Fashion Design: DestroyX
Fashion Construction and Wardrobe Assistance: Clare Beaton
Make-up: Jo Haldane
Hair, Wigs and Hair Pieces: Hair Surgeon (Destroyx and Zoog)
www.angelspit.net
Angelspit's Forum
Hosting: Victor Zdanowicz-Muchlado : www.urbanis.com.au
Moderators: Draken, Toxaris
www.krankhaus.net/forums
Vampire Freaks Cult
Moderators: Draken, Toxaris
http://vampirefreaks.com/cult/a-n-g-e-l-s-p-i-t
Original Interview with The Crystalline Effect
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
BBE Interview with The Crystalline Effect
BBE: First off on behalf of Beautifully Bound Entertainment I would like to thank
Mr. Pete Crane of TCE for taking the time to visit with us.
BBE: Where is the band from and could you tell us a little about it?
TCE: We are from Australia and we have been called "a genre bending icestorm", combining
elements of trip hop with aspects of EBM, resulting in a unique sound.
BBE: When did the band form?
TCE: The band met in 2002 when I put an ad in an Australian darkwave webzine looking for
a singer. Elenor Rayner answered my ad for a singer, and brought her own extensive musical
history to the project.
BBE: What did you do or were you doing before forming TCE?
TCE: Well, my background is as a guitarist, being taught since the age of 6, and I have been
making music with computers since the age of 13. Prior to The Crystalline Effect, my previous
projects include a black metal band named Widdershin, a cyberpunk project named
Robot Smasher and a world/ethereal project named The Lady Of The House Of Scandal.
BBE: Tell us what you have been working on since forming TCE.
TCE: Well, I have also established a solo project called Plague Sequence, focussing
on the psytrance, techno and industrial genres, and have played at numerous outdoor
dance festivals and underground clubs with the project.
BBE: Tell us a little about Plague Sequence.
TCE: Plague Sequence is signed to Sector 9 Studios. I also DJ under the name of
Virulent and have spun industrial & psytrance as a resident & guest at many
clubs in Melbourne & Sydney.
BBE: Can you tell us a little about Elenor?
TCE: Sure, Elenor has been a part of seminal electro-industrial act Soulscraper, who released
two CDs and played at Australia’s biggest music festival the Big Day Out, Elenor then set up
her solo project, Sobriquet, with which she has released 3 CDs internationally.
TCE: Elenor has been named ‘up and coming’ artist of the month in Rolling Stone magazine
and ‘artist of the month’ in Juice magazine. Elenor has toured extensively internationally with
her own projects as well as playing keyboards for premiere industrial act Snog.
She has also created dozens of remixes, produced artists for the Sony record label
and her tracks have been featured in several major TV programs.
BBE: The Crystalline Effect is a very unique name, can you explain it's meaning?
TCE: The name The Crystalline Effect was originally taken from a preset on a vocal FX
processing unit owned by Elenor. This name seemed appropriate as it could be used to
describe the sound of the band as an emotive blend of warm vocals and synthesised elements;
"[The Crystalline Effect is] a combination of different elements and the final product is shear,
clear and cold"-australiangothic.com. The Crystalline Effect could also refer to intricate,
repeated patterns seen on any scale, which is a theory that is reflected in the
creation of music itself.
BBE: Am I correct with the idea that TCE is the works of the two of you both in different
locations?
TCE: Yes, we both work from our own respective studios. I write and record the music
and then I give the songs to Elenor who records the vocals in her own studio and then
sends the work back to me to mix. Writing this way, the band put together a demo
which resulted in a record contract from Poland’s Black Flames Records.
BBE: So your first release was with Black Flames Records?
TCE: Yes, It was a double-CD album entitled Glass, which was released in 2005,
receiving great reviews worldwide and a few 5-star ratings. Listeners appreciated
the album’s honest songs and varied styles, venturing into trip hop, electro and
EBM territories. The album also featured a remix disc, which contained remixes
by prominent artists such as Ivory Frequency, Implant and Dunkelwerk.
BBE: I have heard you have worked with a lot of top bands could you tell us a little
about working with them and what you have done exactly?
TCE: We have done extensive work with many bands including supporting VNV Nation
on their Australian tour and playing at Distorted Festival 2005,
alongside Haujobb, Converter and others.
TCE: I am an active remix artist and have remixed internationally renowned artists
such as Implant, Angelspit, Blank, Alien Produkt and Skoyz, among others.
BBE: You seem like a very busy guy, what compilations have been on?
TCE: I have done compilations with "Fxxk The Mainstream" (Alfa-Matrix / VampireFreaks),
"Interbreeding" (BLC Productions), "State Of Synthpop 2005" (A Different Drum / Nilaihah),
among others including compilations by Crash Frequency Collective and Dark Horizons Radio.
BBE: I recently read that Black Flames Records was/is no more,
what have you done without them?
TCE: The Crystalline Effect self-released an EP entitled "Blurred Edges", containing new
tracks and unreleased remixes by artists Alien Produkt and Stark as well as remixes made
by myself. This EP served the purpose of keeping the name of the project out there while
the band worked on their second album.
BBE: Have you since signed with anyone else?
TCE: Actually we have signed with Hungary’s Advoxya Records.
TCE: In 2007, Advoxya Records will release a new EP entitled "Do Not Open",
containing exclusive new tracks as well as remixes by artists such as Negative Format,
Urceus Exit, Blank, Neikka RPM and Implant, among others.
TCE: Also to be released in 2007 on Advoxya is the band’s second album,
entitled Hypothermia. This album is a continuation of The Crystalline Effect’s
unique sound as established on their first album Glass and maintains the
depth of variation, ranging from club-oriented tracks to emotive down-tempo songs.
BBE: You sound great on your own but will you work with anyone else in the future or
will you focus mailny on TCE?
TCE: Given the song-writing method used by The Crystalline Effect, the band will continue
collaborating unhindered by the geographical distance, while Elenor will be able to commute
to Europe for live shows.
TCE: While The Crystalline Effect have always collaborated with international artists & labels,
this change will further establish the band’s focus on Europe and the greater opportunities there. BBE: Wow, I just want to say I am amazed by your accomplishments and commend you for
all you have done and very much look forward to hearing more from you in the future.
I also would like once again to thank you very much for taking the time to interview with us.
Original Interview with Pin-Up Model Zoe Scarlett
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
BBE Interview with Swiss Pin-Up Model Zoe Scarlett
Miss Scarlett on behalf of BBE I would like to thank you for taking the time
to visit with us for a little while today.
I have some questions for you regarding you modeling.
BBE: How long have you been a model?
Miss Scarlett: I started about a year ago.
Miss Scarlett: My boyfriend was away on a trip to L.A.
and I wanted suprise him with some cute pin-up pictures of me, so I
arrainged a photo shoot with a photographer and when my boyfriend came back
from his trip I had my pictures hanging all over the garage.
Miss Scarlett: The following week an Italian photographer came by to take
some photos in the garage of the cars, but instead he saw my pictures all
over and started to take some pictures of me in person, He then used
those photos the following month in a magazine he worked for.
BBE: Talk about some luck, huh?
BBE: When did you realize modeling is what you wanted to do in life?
Miss Scarlett: Well, after my first photo shoot as a pin-up, I spent a lot of
time working on myself. I worked out a lot and practiced how to move
in front of the camera. To work as a pin-up model is not a regular
model job, sometimes you have to do silly little things, but really this
is exactly what is so fascinating about it. I can not stop. It became my
passion and part of my life.
BBE: I can tell you have a lot of passion by the way you talk
about this, Is this a career for you or just an "at this moment"
kind of gig?
Miss Scarlett: For me, it is a career. It is my own little business.
BBE: Really, when you say, "your own kind of business" what do
you mean?
Miss Scarlett: I have started my own business within the business, what I
mean is I have started my own "Pin-Up hair Jewelery", business and in
the next few months we will have some fantastic new products avaliable.
BBE: Are you working on anything else?
Miss Scarlett: Yes, we are working on some "Pin-up" DVDs as well as a
special members section for my site.
BBE: And the name of your site is.....?
Miss Scarlett: It is www.zoescarlett.com
BBE: This is a little off of the path we were just on but can I ask you, when
you were young did you ever look to any famous model for inspiration?
Miss Scarlett: I grew up in a family that was addicted to American made
cars and to the 1950's. My parents had hung a giant picture of
Betty Grable in our living room and I really looked up to her but, I really
loved Marilyn Monroe and Jane Mansfield my favorite bombshell.
BBE: What would you say is your favorite aspect of being a pin-up model?
Miss Scarlett: Being a model you get to travel a lot and meet new and
exciting people, plus I get to see my fans on the road and I always
try to spend a few minutes with him/her and answer any questions that
they might have. I know they appriciate it and even to mean it means
a lot. I love my fans so very much.
BBE: Where do you aquire all of those vinatge outfits and articles you
use during your shoots?
Miss Scarlett: Well, if someone books me as a model, they always take
care of my outfit needs, make-up, hair, and accessories. If I am shooting
photos with a friend of mine then usually I use my huge wardrobe I have
at home, which I will say a lot of which came from auctions. I am a little bit
of an auction junky....lol.
BBE: What kind of modeling do you specialize in?
Miss Scarlett: I specialize in mainly Pin-up style, but from time to time
I work as a regular model as well. I am open for most anything I have not
tried before but for now yes, pin-up.
BBE: Does your family support what you do?
Miss Scarlett: My family adores my work. They support me in every way.
Even my boyfriend and grandparents are proud of me. They collect
everything they can that involves me. It means so much to me to do what
I love to do and receive help and support from my family in th process.
BBE: What would you tell someone who was looking to get into
this business?
Miss Scarlett: You know, I get a lot of e-mails everyday from girls
asking me how they can get into this business. The truth is, it is hard to
get into this business and make money doing it. As a professional model
you usually work for an agency or a managment company. They take care
of you and the contracts and basically everything you need. I do not work
for an agency. I do everything on my own. It has taken a lot of time this
way, but I have learned a lot and continue to learn new things daily.
Miss Scarlett: Now, what I want people who are looking to get into this
business is this. You really need to be eighteen yearls old. Be careful
about your choice of a photographer, and always take someone with you
that you trust because it is better to be safe than anything. You do not have
to pay to get into an agency and DO NOT ever take your cloths off to
become a professional model, even if someone tells you the opposite.
That is not the truth.
BBE: I agree with you on the last part.
BBE: Where can we see you?
Miss Scarlett: Well, I am always on the road. I attend a lot of "hot rod"
shows and concerts. You can find all the dates and info on my site at
www.zoescarlett.com or www.myspace.com/zoescarlett
BBE: Do you do any kind of "live" shows?
Miss Scarlett: I was thinking about starting a burlesque show and right
now it is just a thought, but who knows, I may start with it soon.
BBE: Do you work with any special photographers on a regular basis?
Miss Scarlett: I know so many photographers but I work a lot with
Dirk Behlau from Germany. He is a great artist / photographer. I also
work with Pablo Wunsch Blanco who happens to be a good friend of mine.
BBE: What would you say is your most loved memory so far?
Miss Scarlett: My most loved memory, hmm. In the last few months I have
had so many special moments. I am traveling a lot, I meet so many fantastic
people but I think one of the best moments was almost a year ago. I
attended a contest where they were looking for "the prettiest girl next door",
in Switzerlands biggest newspaper. I just knew I was that girl. I entered the
contest and early the next morning I woke and went to the kiosk and what
I saw took my breath away, There I was on the front cover. It was great!
BBE: Zoe, you have been a fantastic guest and you are absolutely stunning.
Before we go can you tell us one last time where your fans can see or reach
you?
Miss Scarlett: Yes I can. You can reach me by either of my web listings.
www.zoescarlett.com
or
www.myspace.com/zoescarlett
They can also reach me by mail at:
Zoe Scarlett
Postfach
4410 Liestal
Switzerland
BBE: Miss Scarlett we would like to thank you again for taking the time out
of your busy lifestyle to sit and talk to us. I can assure you that we here
at Beautifully Bound Entertainment and all of your fans out there will
be keeping an eye on you and all of your great work. Thank you so much.
BBE Reborn as Angstfaktor Interviews
Hello and Welcome back - (or again)
In 2007 I started a online interview company called, BBE (Beautifully Bound Entertainment) where I conducted interviews with many bands, models, artists, and photographers from around the globe.
As time progressed I found I became active in so many things that BBE fell to the way side. Well, here we are seven years later and I am re-birthing BBE into Angstfaktor Interviews.
I will post some of the old interviews and we will do some new ones as well. If you are interested in a certain band, model, etc.... of the (Industrial, Pin-Up, Rock-a-Billy, Goth or Fetish Lifestyle) please let me know and i will do my best to get an interview with those people you the fans request.
So without further adue....... Let the fun begin anew.
AF
In 2007 I started a online interview company called, BBE (Beautifully Bound Entertainment) where I conducted interviews with many bands, models, artists, and photographers from around the globe.
As time progressed I found I became active in so many things that BBE fell to the way side. Well, here we are seven years later and I am re-birthing BBE into Angstfaktor Interviews.
I will post some of the old interviews and we will do some new ones as well. If you are interested in a certain band, model, etc.... of the (Industrial, Pin-Up, Rock-a-Billy, Goth or Fetish Lifestyle) please let me know and i will do my best to get an interview with those people you the fans request.
So without further adue....... Let the fun begin anew.
AF
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